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Kianistan
Engaging Conversations on Geopolitics, Islam, Business, and Emerging Technology Welcome to Kianistan, a podcast where insightful discussions meet diverse perspectives. Join us as we explore the intricate geopolitics of the Greater Middle East, delve into the rich and multifaceted world of Islam, uncover the latest trends in business, and navigate the forefront of emerging technologies. Each episode features engaging conversations with experts, thought leaders, and innovators from various…
Episodes
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Paul Craig Roberts: Russia, Iran, US Foreign Policy & the Risk of War | EP 173
In Episode 173 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Paul Craig Roberts, economist, author, former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury for…
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Fadi Lama: Iran War, Global Finance & the Rise of a Multipolar World | EP 171
In Episode 171 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Fadi Lama, an international adviser for the European Bank for Reconstruction and…
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Fatma Brahim: Western Sahara, Morocco's Occupation & the Fight for Independence | EP 170
In Episode 170 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Fatma Brahim, a Sahrawi activist and member of the Sahrawi Youth Union (UJSARIO), the…
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Jamal Wakim: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Ansarullah & the Iran War | EP 169
In Episode 169 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani welcomes historian and geopolitical analyst Dr. Jamal Wakim to discuss the escalating conflict…
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Ali Rizk: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran War & Pakistan's Dilemma | EP 168
In Episode 168 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Ali Rizk, a freelance journalist and analyst with 14 years of journalism experience…
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Gordon Hahn: Trump's Russia Oil Deal, Ukraine War & NATO | EP 167
In Episode 167 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Gordon M. Hahn, a researcher specializing in Islam and politics in Russia and Eurasia…
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Joshua Landis: Syria, Iran, Israel, Turkey & Pakistan | EP 166
In Episode 166 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani speaks with Professor Joshua Landis, one of the leading American academics specializing in Syria and…
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Laith Marouf: FlyDubai Incident, Iran, Yemen & Saudi Arabia | EP 165
In Episode 165 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by Syrian-Palestinian journalist, political commentator and geopolitical analyst Laith…
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Tessa Morris-Suzuki: Japan, China & East Asian Geopolitics | EP 164
In Episode 164 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Professor Emerita at the Australian National University and a…
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Tharik Hussain: The Hidden History of Muslims in Europe | EP 163
In this episode of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by author and journalist Tharik Hussain to explore the history of Muslims in Europe, from…
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Mazin Qumsiyeh: Palestine, Israel, Zionism & the Fight for Justice | Ep 162
In this episode of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by Palestinian scientist, author and activist Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, founder of the…
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Why Is the World So Divided? Iran, Yemen & Global Power - Dimitri Lascaris - Ep 161
☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzIn Episode 161 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by Canadian lawyer, journalist and podcaster…
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Cyrus Janssen: China, USA, Trade War & the New Global Order | EP 160
☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzIn Episode 160 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by Cyrus Janssen, geopolitical analyst…
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Germany's Political Shift: Russia, Ukraine & Europe's Future | Vladimir Brovkin - EP 158
☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzIn this episode of the Kianistan Podcast, we're joined by Vladimir N. Brovkin, a Russian-born American historian…
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How Islam Survived in China: Hui, Uyghurs & Sufi Orders | Dr. James Frankel | EP 157
In Episode 157 of the Kianistan Podcast, we're joined by Dr. James Frankel, Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies and…
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Dr. Özgür Koca: Sufi Metaphysics, Ibn ʿArabī & the Path to Knowing God
In this episode of the Kianistan Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Özgür Koca, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Philosophy at Bayan Islamic Graduate…
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Peter Schiff: Iran "Wins" the War, Gold's Next Move & Trump's Economic Disaster
In Episode 155 of the Kianistan Podcast, economist, investment advisor, and long-time Federal Reserve critic Peter Schiff joins us to break down how the…
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Laith Marouf: Strait of Hormuz Clashes, Yemen War & the Fall of the Petrodollar | EP 154
If this conversation added value, consider supporting the show: buymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzIn Episode 154 of the Kianistan Podcast, award-winning journalist…
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Peter Schiff: Iran "Wins" the War, Gold's Next Move & Trump's Economic Disaster | EP 155
In Episode 155 of the Kianistan Podcast, economist, investment advisor, and long-time Federal Reserve critic Peter Schiff joins us to break down how the…
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia & Türkiye: What the Makkah Defence Pact Means | Zarrar Khuhro - Ep 152
☕ SUPPORT THE SHOW: buymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzWhat does the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement mean for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and the future of the…
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Mark Leon Goldberg: Iran War, Hormuz, Yemen & the Global Impact | EP 151
☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzIn Episode 151 of the Kianistan Podcast, host Tafhim Kiani is joined by Mark Leon Goldberg, host and founder of…
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Prof. Isa Blumi: Iran, Yemen & Is the Gulf About to Break Apart? | EP 148
In Episode 148 of the Kianistan Podcast, historian Professor Isa Blumi of Stockholm University returns to break down the war between Iran and the United…
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Alexander Rahr: Ukraine War, Trump's Peace Plan & the Rise of a Multipolar World | EP 147
SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzLeading Russia expert and political scientist Alexander G. Rahr returns to the Kianistan Podcast for Episode 147 —…
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Marat Iliyasov: Chechnya, Kadyrov & the War Russia Wants You to Forget | Kianistan Podcast EP 150
☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzDr Marat Iliyasov joins the Kianistan Podcast for Episode 150 — the conversation on Chechnya we've been wanting…
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Paul Robinson: Ukraine, Iran & Why the West Can't Find a Way Out | EP 149
☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzProfessor Paul Robinson returns to the Kianistan Podcast for Episode 149 — a sober, historically grounded…
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Khalid Yahya Blankinship: US Decline, Syria After Assad & the Middle East's New Order | EP 146
SUPPORT THE SHOWbuymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzAmerican historian Professor Khalid Yahya Blankinship returns to the Kianistan Podcast for Episode 146 — a…
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Vladimir Brovkin: Russia, Ukraine, Putin & the Soviet Legacy | EP 145
If you enjoy the show, you can support it here: buymeacoffee.com/tafhimkianzIn Episode 145 of the Kianistan Podcast, Russian-born American historian Vladimir…
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Scott Horton: Iran War, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ukraine & US Foreign Policy | EP 144
In Episode 144 of the Kianistan Podcast, Scott Horton joins us for a wide-ranging discussion on the Iran war, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ukraine, US foreign policy…
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Jim Townsend: Trump, Iran, NATO & Russia — What Happens to Europe and the US? | EP 143
In Episode 143 of the Kianistan Podcast, Jim Townsend, who spent more than two decades working on European and NATO policy at the Pentagon, NATO, and the…
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Laith Marouf: Lebanon, Palestine, Iran & Why the Middle East Is Changing Forever | EP 141
In Episode 141 of the Kianistan Podcast, award-winning journalist, political commentator, media activist, and geopolitical analyst Laith Marouf joins us from…
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Vanessa Beeley & Ehsan Safarnejad: Iran, Lebanon, Syria & Middle East War | EP 140
In Episode 140 of the Kianistan Podcast, independent journalist Vanessa Beeley joins from Lebanon alongside Iranian geopolitical analyst Ehsan Safarnejad for…
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Samer Hakim: Inside Iran After the War — Khamenei Funeral, Trump's Threats & What's Next? | EP 139
In Episode 139 of the Kianistan Podcast, political analyst Samer Hakim joins us from Qom, Iran, for an on-the-ground perspective following one of the most…
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Prof. Richard Sakwa: Ukraine, NATO, Russia & Is Europe Making a Historic Mistake? | EP 142
In Episode 142 of the Kianistan Podcast, Professor Richard Sakwa, one of Britain's leading scholars of Russian and European politics, returns to discuss the…
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Laith Marouf: Lebanon, Palestine, Iran & Why the Middle East Is Changing Forever | EP 141C
In Episode 141 of the Kianistan Podcast, award-winning journalist, political commentator, media activist, and geopolitical analyst Laith Marouf joins us from…
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Iran-US War Just Escalated — What Happens Next? | David T. Pyne
The Iran-US ceasefire is collapsing — and this could be the most dangerous phase of the conflict yet.In this episode, retired U.S. Army officer and national…
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Vladimir Brovkin: Russia, Ukraine, Iran & Putin's Next Move | EP 137
In Episode 137 of the Kianistan Podcast, historian and geopolitical analyst Dr. Vladimir N. Brovkin returns for a timely discussion on the Russia–Ukraine war…
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Caleb Maupin: Why America Is Losing Influence — Iran, US, Israel & the Coming Global Shift | EP 136
In Episode 136 of the Kianistan Podcast, American author, journalist, political analyst, and educational speaker Caleb Maupin joins us for a wide-ranging…
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Radhika Desai: Global Power Shifts, International Relations & the Changing World Order | EP 135
In Episode 135 of the Kianistan Podcast, Professor Radhika Desai joins us for an educational discussion on global economics, international relations, and the…
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Steve Jermy: Iran, Russia, NATO & the Global Energy Crisis Explained
In Episode 134 of the Kianistan Podcast, retired Royal Navy Commodore Steve Jermy joins us for a comprehensive discussion on today's most pressing geopolitical…
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Larry C. Johnson: Iran-US Talks Collapse, Hormuz Strategy & Trump's Biggest Challenge | EP 133
In Episode 133 of the Kianistan Podcast, former CIA analyst Larry C. Johnson joins us for an in-depth discussion on the rapidly evolving geopolitical…
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Iran Won? Trump's Secret Deal, Netanyahu's Gamble & Middle East Chaos | Niko D. House
Iran Peace Deal, Trump, Netanyahu, US-Iran Relations, Middle East Geopolitics, Lebanon, Reparations, Nuclear Negotiations, Gaza, Israel-Iran Conflict, American…
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Iran's Exiled Scholar Who Impeached Khamenei Speaks Out - Mohsen Kadivar - Pt. 2
An exiled Iranian mujtahid — imprisoned twice, banned across Iranian platforms, and teaching at Duke University — gives his most candid assessment of the…
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Hidden Islam: Wilayat al-Faqih, Shia Thought & Clerical Rule | Prof. Kadivar - Ep 130 P1
What happens when Islam's highest-ranking scholar turns the tradition against itself? Prof. Mohsen Kadivar — Iranian mujtahid, reformist theologian, and Duke…
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Is Capitalism Destroying Us? Riba, Fiat Money & Islamic Wealth — Dr. Omar Javaid | Ep 129
Is the global financial system rigged against ordinary people? What does Islam really say about money, wealth & economic justice — and how is it radically…
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Iran-US Deal or War? Truth About the MOU, Strait of Hormuz & Israel's Veto — Ali Borhani - Ep 128
Is the Iran-US memorandum of understanding a real breakthrough — or a memorandum of unraveling? UK-based geopolitical strategist Ali Borhani breaks down why…
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The Truth About China: Mr Fong on Western Propaganda, Taiwan, Xinjiang & US-China Rivalry
Why do so many people in the West misunderstand China? Is it media bias, propaganda, cultural differences, or something deeper?In this episode of the Kianistan…
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Pakistan’s Ultimate Bargain: Nuclear Rise & Empire Politics | Dr. Ilhan Niaz - EP 126
How did Pakistan navigate severe disadvantage to become an indispensable global nuclear power? Renowned historian Dr. Ilhan Niaz joins the Kianistan Podcast to…
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Eid Special: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Victory, US-Iran Deal & Israel’s Secret Sabotage Plan - EP125
Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz — and it's changing everything. British sociologist and propaganda researcher Dr. David Miller joins the Kianistan Podcast…
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Ileana Chan: The West Is Losing & China Is Winning Without Fighting - EP 124
Is America's unipolar era finally over? Anti-imperialist activist, Empire Watch host, and political commentator Ileana Chan joins the Kianistan Podcast for a…
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Abd Al- Qadir Al-Jilani : Life, Teachings and Miracles with Louay Fatoohi — EP 123
What does it really mean to surrender to God? Scholar and author Louay Fatoohi joins the Kianistan Podcast to unveil the hidden wisdom of Sheikh Abdul Qadir…
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Modern Warfare Decoded: Lessons from Ukraine, Iran War and Pakistan vs India | Ali Hamza
Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos, Pakistan Air Force, JF-17 vs Rafale, BVR combat & India Pakistan war explained by retired PAF fighter pilot Sqn Ldr Ali Hamza on…
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The Iran War, Gaza Genocide & America's Political Collapse | Niko D. House on Kianistan
On the Kianistan Podcast, political analyst and broadcast journalist Niko D. House joins us for a landmark conversation on the escalating US-Iran war, the…
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The GCC Rift & Regional Chaos | Dr. Isa Blumi on UAE, Saudi Rivalry and the US-Iran War
On the Khanistan Podcast, Dr. Isa Blumi, an academic historian, joins us to discuss the ongoing "iran war" initiated by the Trump administration. This…
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Lebanon, Hamas & US-Iran Diplomacy | Helena Cobban on Regional Wars & Global Fallout - EP 119
In this episode of Kianistan, we sit down with Helena Cobban—veteran journalist, author, and researcher—to dissect the complex historical and contemporary…
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USA War on Iran & Global Alliances | Juan Cole on Saudi-Pakistan Defense, UAE Risks & NATO - EP 118
In this episode of Kianistan, we are joined by Juan Cole — Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan and a…
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Israel, Iran & US Conflict | Khalid Blankinship on Gaza, War & Middle East Future
In this episode of Kianistan, we are joined by Khalid Yahya Blankinship — American historian and scholar of Islamic and Middle Eastern history — for a deeply…
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US–Iran War & Escalation | Ehsan Safarnejad on China, Russia & Invasion Risks
In this episode of Kianistan, we are joined by Ehsan Safarnejad — geopolitical analyst and host of Political Aficionado — for a focused discussion on the…
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Inside Iran’s Politics & Future | Kian Tajbakhsh on Power, Reform & US Relations - EP 115
In this episode of Kianistan, we are joined by Kian Tajbakhsh for a deeply insightful conversation on Iran’s political system, history, and future.Kian…
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US–Iran Talks & Gaza Crisis | Mouin Rabbani on Israel, Hormuz & Regional Power
In this episode of Kianistan, we are joined by Mouin Rabbani, a leading analyst of Palestinian affairs and the Arab–Israeli conflict, for a deep discussion on…
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US Foreign Policy & Global Intervention | Prof. David Gibbs on Iran, Oil Crisis & US-Israel Ties
In this episode of Kianistan, we sit down with David N. Gibbs — Professor of History at the University of Arizona and a leading expert on humanitarian…